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DOJ official’s bid to move election case to federal court gets hearing
Former Justice Dept. official Jeffrey Clark is one of five defendants seeking to move his case out of a court in Georgia.
Trump triggers another resignation after sudden Syria policy shift
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says
The price tag includes the costs of bringing troops home.
By Tara Copp, AP
Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and Jackie Speier question Mattis over border deployments
Democrats, who will gain new oversight powers when they take control of the House in January, are already grilling the Trump administration over its deployment of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
By Joe Gould
His nomination in peril, Jackson fights for VA post
Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson fought Tuesday to convince lawmakers of his leadership abilities as more details emerged over his alleged misconduct, ranging from repeated drunkenness to a toxic work environment, as he served as a top White House doctor.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Business execs shunned Trump panels before he disbanded them
President Donald Trump had pushed many of America’s top corporate leaders to the breaking point with his inability to decisively condemn white supremacists — so they huddled on an 11:30 a.m. conference call Wednesday.
By Josh Boak